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The plan is to have Gagné pitch in three minor-league games in Surprise through Wednesday. Then he'll join the Rangers for Opening Day introductions Friday before pitching that night in Frisco. He'll pitch three innings there, including on back-to-back nights.
Gagné is scheduled to be activated April 13 and to be available for the Rangers that night in Seattle.
The Rangers had hoped to get Gagné as many as 12 spring innings, but he wound up with only six, counting a "B" game, a simulated game and a minor-league game Thursday.
"We just felt like as a group, we all felt like he needs more work," pitching coach Mark Connor said. "And we'd rather sacrifice having him for eight games and then have him for 154."
During Gagné's stint on the DL, the Rangers will give Akinori Otsuka his old job back. Otsuka saved 32 games for the Rangers last season but was going to be moved to a setup role to make room for Gagné.
Even after Gagné returns, Otsuka will still be expected to save some games, although the Rangers made it clear Gagné won't lose the closer's job even if Otsuka is spectacular early on.
"I really look at it like we have two closers, and that would just further reinforce that," Daniels said.
Connor said the club wouldn't have pushed Gagné into the season even if Otsuka wasn't there as an insurance policy, but Daniels said "it would have been a lot tougher" to make that decision without Otsuka.
With Otsuka moving out of the eighth-inning setup role, that task will fall to Joaquin Benoit and Kameron Loe, both of whom had stellar springs.
Gagné thinks the next two weeks will solve some questions that remain unanswered.
"Would I be able to go on a consistent basis? I don't know. That's basically what it was about," Gagné said. "It's frustrating because I'm so anxious to leave here and try to help them out. It's a new team.... But it just gives me more time to be more ready."
I am not sure I can take much more of this story, Billy Gillispie wants Kentucky? …
At the end of another bizarre day in Texas A&M's quest to lock down basketball coach Billy Gillispie, school officials delayed an announcement of a new contract agreement after receiving indications from Gillispie that he wants to keep his options open.
Possibly so he can stay in the running for the most tantalizing of current job openings — Kentucky.
EA Sports Simulation likes Ohio State and UCLA in the Finals …whereas I think I will take Ohio State-Florida…
Meanwhile, the good people at NBA Draft.Net have the following participants in the Final Four slated in their 1st round mock draft …
1. Memphis Greg Oden 7-0 250 C Ohio St. Fr.
4. Milwaukee Al Horford 6-9 245 PF Florida Jr.
6. Seattle Jeff Green 6-8 235 SF Georgetown Jr.
7. Philadelphia Joakim Noah 6-11 230 PF Florida Jr.
8. Portland Roy Hibbert 7-2 278 C Georgetown Jr.
14. Golden St. Corey Brewer 6-8 185 SF Florida Jr.
22. *Charlotte Arron Afflalo 6-5 215 SG UCLA Jr.
So, watch with the discerning eye of Donnie Nelson and get your mocks together…
Roy Hibbert is not a stiff anymore …so says John Thompson, anyway…
Hibbert, Georgetown's 7-foot-2 junior center, makes Saturday's semifinal game between the Hoyas and Ohio State intriguing. That's because the Buckeyes have their own 7-footer, freshman Greg Oden, a first-team All-American who has been in the spotlight since his sophomore year in high school.
Hibbert, always the tallest in his class, was just a second-team all-metropolitan selection his senior year in Washington, D.C. Few outside his family and the Hoyas program knew of Hibbert when he was stumbling his way through his first practices as a freshman in 2004.
But his improvement and Georgetown's success make Hibbert vs. Oden the most intriguing Final Four matchup of big men since 1984, when Houston junior Akeem Olajuwon faced off with Hoyas junior Patrick Ewing.
"It's something that people are talking about," John Thompson III said. "It's not too often we have two low-post centers going against each other, particularly this late in the tournament."
Hibbert describes his development as a basketball player this way: "I tried to be good at what I was, being tall. I've always been the big guy around the basket."
He was 6-2 in sixth grade. As an eighth grader, he was 6-10 and could dunk.
"We'd just throw the ball up around the basket, he'd grab it and flush it," said North Carolina freshman point guard Ty Lawson, who played on an AAU team with Hibbert from sixth to eighth grade.
When he arrived at Georgetown, Hibbert was 7-2 and weighed 290 pounds -- and about 280 of that was undeveloped tissue. The story goes that Hibbert was so weak he couldn't do a single push-up.
"He could barely stand up on his own two feet," Georgetown forward Jeff Green said. "He couldn't get up and down the floor. [Now], he's got the stamina to stay in games offensively and defensively."
Isn't the best part about the Final Four Nantz-y?
One of the things I most look forward to (from a trainwreck sort of perspective) is listening to what type of bad cliche or play on words Jim Nantz will come up with in the seconds after the NCAA Title game finishes. Last year he played it cool, with the phrase, "Florida - as good as it gets." Technically, this didn't really make a lot of sense to me, because Florida didn't even win their own conference during the season (meaning they weren't really as good as it gets), but I was willing to let it pass.
In the past, however, some of Nantz' work has been pretty bad (in my opinion). For instance, in 2005, when North Carolina (led by Sean May) won, Nantz said this:
It started in March, ended in April, and belonged to May.
WHAT? What does that even mean? Well, I know what it means, but how lame is that? In 1999, when Connecticut won the Title, Nantz came up with this:
UConn, you can.
That, I truly have no idea what it means. But that's beside the point. This year, I'm hoping Nantz can top himself... IE come up with something even cheesier than the May line from 2005.
It is a big strong NHL weekend for the Dallas Stars, who have visits to Detroit and Nashville scheduled. It is a 3-day round robin tournament between these 3 clubs, as
Round 1 was Detroit winning in Nashville again …Detroit is 6-1-1 versus the Predators….
The Predators had Peter Forsberg, Paul Kariya and Jason Arnott on the ice, the goalie pulled for the extra attacker and a man advantage on a power play.
And still they couldn't push the puck past Chris Osgood to force overtime.
That sums up their struggle to end Detroit's run atop the Central Division and the
Western Conference -- only to keep coming up short head-to-head.
Pavel Datsyuk scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and had an assist, and the Red Wings beat Nashville 2-1 Thursday night and moved back into a tie with the Predators atop the NHL.
The Red Wings, Predators and Buffalo all have 105 points, but Detroit has a game in hand on Nashville with its four of final five games left against Central Division cellar dwellers Columbus and Chicago.
Detroit coach Mike Babcock said he isn't worrying about standings, finishing first or fourth.
"We're in the playoffs, and one through eight, I don't know who we want to play ... Which team do we match up best against? I can't figure it out, so I'm not spending any time doing it," Babcock said.
Nashville blew a chance to pad its lead and has four games left to win a franchise-best 50th game. Three of those are at home. Not that anyone is making excuses, but several Predators pointed out they were short-handed with five forwards out -- four to injuries including Steve Sullivan (back).
Forsberg, who played nearly 22 minutes, said they tried to battle despite running low on forwards and are frustrated at not having control in their own hands.
"We have to rely on Detroit losing two points, and we go undefeated. It was two huge points we lost today," he said.
Nashville coach Barry Trotz pointed out Detroit had scored only seven more goals in this series with a couple of empty netters.
"I'd like to see our club healthy and play them," he said.
Detroit came into this game having already won the season series with five victories in the first seven games. The Red Wings finished off the series finale in style with their fourth straight victory against Nashville and 13 of 16 possible points.
The Mavs visit the Suns on Sunday, who got pounded by Golden State yesterday. Kevin Willis might soon be in the uniform …
A chance meeting with Mark Cuban in Las Vegas at All-Star weekend was the genesis of Kevin Willis getting an audition with the Mavericks.
Willis, the 44-year-old 7-footer who has been unofficially retired since the end of the 2004-05 season, had the first of two workouts with the Mavs' coaches Thursday morning. He will stick around for another session on Friday, when the Mavericks will weigh whether to add Willis to the roster as their third center.
"I ran into Mark at All-Star weekend and had a few words," Willis said. "The next thing I know, I get a call from Rolando [Blackman[ and it kind of went from there. I started doing some shooting and running just in case I got a call. And here I am."
Willis is not signed. But he still looks in exceptional condition. The only question is whether the Mavericks believe he can be used for three-to-five minutes in an emergency situation if they get matched up against a big center in the playoffs like Yao Ming.
How Old is Kevin Willis? …
Kevin Willis joined the league in 1984.
His draft class included guys who are now in front offices, on the bench, no longer close to their playing weight, or missing entirely from the NBA sphere: Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Otis Thorpe, and even Rick Carlisle.
Willis was born when much of the U.S. did not yet have zip codes, when JFK and MLK were alive, and when reasonable people agreed that no one would ever walk on the moon.
The fact that Willis has played NBA basketball at all this decade is remarkable.
Since the beginning of 2000 alone, Willis has not only played for five different teams, but has even managed to get suspended for fighting. That alone makes him a walking tribute to virility.
But now that Willis reportedly has a workout today (via GirlsGoneSports) and may join the Mavericks soon?
We should all be eating whatever it is Kevin Willis is eating.
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Kim Karadashian is probably used to bumper-to-bumper traffic on Los Angeles freeways, but the reality superstar and her new husband came across a very different type of road blockage while traveling in Italy on her honeymoon.
Kardashian tweeted a picture of a herd of goats grazing the road to her nine-million-plus followers.
"Not too often traffic looks like this! Gotta love Italy!" she wrote.
Kardashian, 30, and NBA baller Kris Humphries, 26, said their "I do"'s in a lavish multi-million-dollar California wedding last Saturday. On Monday the couple flew to Paris, France, according to Us Magazine. Then Mr. and Mrs. Humphries left for Italy, where they are cruising off the coast on a yacht for a week.
"Saturday was completely magical and I couldn't be happier right now," the newlywed wrote on her blog Wednesday. "I'll never forget our special day and I want to thank all my friends and family for making the day so special. I love you all."
The getaway will end by this Sunday, where Kardashian is expect to present at the 2011 Video Music Awards, MTV News reports.
The wedding will be broadcasted in a two-part special on E! Oct. 9 and 10. Photos from the wedding are exclusively in this week's issue of People. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the couple is raking in millions from media coverage of the wedding.
Selected Reading: Us Magazine, Kim Kardashian's Blog, iVillage

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Retirement plan sponsors are growing more trustful of advisors' expertise, but many sponsors remain uncertain about just what it is that advisors can do to help them, the latest sponsor attitudes survey from Fidelity Investments shows.
In other words, advisors have to do a better job of selling their services to plan sponsors, according to Fidelity's fourth annual Plan Sponsor Attitudes Survey, which finds that sponsors' top two expectations of advisors are 1) to help them navigate fiduciary responsibility and 2) to provide expertise on investments and retirement readiness for plan participants.
Fully 84% of the 937 plan sponsors surveyed said they used an advisor and satisfaction was increasing, but more than one-third, 38%, said they were unsatisfied while 10% said they were actively looking to switch advisors.
However, advisors since 2008 have made improvements in their relationships with sponsors, said Jordan Burgess, head of defined contribution investment-only sales at Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions, in a phone interview on Monday. Fidelity serves as recordkeeper to more than 20,000 plans and 12.6 million participants.
Burgess noted that in 2008, 45% of sponsors were unsatisfied with advisor performance while 17% were taking action to switch to a new advisor.
"The improvement reflects that advisors are really doing a good job at being the expert," Burgess (left) said. "They're doing a really good job with fiduciary responsibility and deep analysis."
Plan sponsors in the online survey, which was conducted in March by the independent researcher e-Rewards, also pointed out where advisors are falling down on the job. Here's what sponsors said advisors failed to do:
- Report how much time is spent working on the plan – 78% don't
- Report on types of activities for the plan – 69% don't
- Demonstrate how plan performance improved – 60% don't
"This is clearly an opportunity for advisors," Burgess said. "The overall trend is positive in that advisors are being used more by plan sponsors and seen as experts, but some advisors can do a better job of demonstrating their value and documenting their work so that plan sponsors know what they're doing."
Finally, the Fidelity survey found that sponsors defined knowledgeable advisors as having the following seven traits:
- Informs on regulatory changes
- Consults on how to manage fiduciary responsibility and risk
- Consults on plan design
- Offers proactive suggestions to improve plan performance
- Helps minimize costs
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Tampa Saks to close in 2 weeks
Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Saks Fifth Avenue will close its WestShore Plaza store in Tampa in two weeks, a move that will elevate the importance of the luxury chain's Sarasota store among Southwest Florida shoppers.
The store closing, on May 4, also means the Sarasota store in Southgate Mall — which will also close to make way for a new full-line, 80,000-square-foot Saks department store at the planned Mall at University Town Center in October 2014 — will be the closest store for Tampa Bay-area shoppers.
WestShore owner Glimcher Realty Trust said Tuesday that Saks will be replaced with a prototype Dick's Sporting Goods store. Saks' Westshore store opened in 1998.
Analysts said the move is somewhat surprising.
"Tampa's International Plaza is the premiere mall of the two, and this is a sign that WestShore is having some trouble competing," said Jeff Green, head of Phoenix-based retail consulting firm Jeff Green Partners.
"The Saks store there was obviously underperforming compared to Sarasota, but to leave the market completely — which is bigger than Sarasota — is a conundrum to me," Green said.
Saks chairman and chief executive Steve Sadove said in a statement that the decision to close the store was tied to its financial performance, and that the University Town Center store will "meaningfully" expand the chain's presence in Southwest Florida.
"This planned closing is in line with our strategy of using our resources in our most productive Saks Fifth Avenue stores," Sadove said.
"We regularly assess the productivity, profitability, and potential of each of our stores and may determine that a closing is appropriate from time to time," he said.
Saks officially announced in mid-March that its Sarasota "resort store" in Westfield Corp.'s Southgate Mall would shutter sometime next year in advance of the opening of University Town Center, which is being developed by Taubman Centers Inc. and Benderson Development Co.
All 105 associates employed at the Tampa store will be offered transfer opportunities to the chain's other Florida stores.
Excluding Tampa, Saks operates nine full-line department stores in Florida: Sarasota, Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers, Naples, Bal Harbour, Boca Raton, Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens.
It also operates another eight Off-Fifth outlet stores in the state, including in Ellenton.
"Certainly the closing of the Tampa store will transfer some sales to Sarasota, but it won't be a huge percentage because of the distance," Green said.
"Sarasota is a key market for Saks, and building a brand new store there when they're closing another in Tampa proves that," he added.
The Sarasota Saks Fifth Avenue's new general manager, Joel Ellzey, spent a little less than a year managing the WestShore store before coming to Sarasota.
Ellzey is expected to lead the department store as it transfers from its 28,000-square-foot space in Southgate to University Town Center.


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Sake School: Smoky Styles of Sake
Kimoto and Yamahai sakes can be quite a game changer for people who are only accustomed to drinking sake while eating sushi. These robust, funky brews are definitely worth seeking out, and often make a memorable pairing with smoked meats, cheeses, and even chocolate.
What makes these smoky sakes different from the rest? It all comes down to the yeast starter process.
The yeast starter combines steamed sake rice, koji, water, and cultivated sake yeast in a small tank, to propagate enough yeast cells to transfer to a full fermenting tank. The standard process used for the majority of sakes takes about two weeks total. Since a protective layer of carbon dioxide has not yet been formed on the yeast starter, it's vulnerable to wild yeast and bacteria present in the air. So sake brewers add lactic acid to standard yeast starters in order to kill off the unwanted elements.
For Kimoto and Yamahai sakes, lactic acid is not added as a yeast starter ingredient. For Kimoto, the most ancient and laborious style, the yeast starter begins with only steamed sake rice, koji, and water. By vigorously mashing the ingredients with long poles to introduce oxygen into the yeast starter, the brewers help lactic acid to develop naturally. It takes about two weeks for the lactic acid to kill the wild yeast and bacteria, and then the cultivated sake yeast is added. From this point it takes another two weeks to create enough yeast cells to move on to fermentation, so overall it's about twice as long as the standard yeast starter process.
Eventually, brewers realized that there had to be an easier way to encourage lactic acid development in the yeast starter without all the poking and prodding. It was at this point that yamahai was discovered. Brewers found that when they raised the temperature of the water in the yeast starter, the lactic acid began to develop on its own. The complete yeast starter process still took around four weeks, but was a much less arduous task.
Try Them With Food
Despite the additional labor and time required to brew kimoto and yamahai sakes, a few sake breweries have embraced the style, and the results are delicious, especially when paired with food.
Yamahai and Kimoto sakes generally have more acidity than other sakes, plus they add a smoky sweetness, and vibrant, distinct flavor. Foods that balance savory and sweet pair extremely well with these sakes. Try Chinese sausage, miso glazed pork belly, or Korean fried chicken to start.
Sakes to Look For
Daishichi, a well known brewery in Fukushima prefecture, makes only kimoto styles of sake. Their Minowamon Junmai Daiginjo balances the elegance of daiginjo with the mellow, rich flavors of kimoto.
Kasumi Tsuru, from the Hyogo prefecture, also makes almost all of their sake in yamahai and kimoto styles. Their Yamahai Ginjo is an excellent expression of the style, and is also one of the select sakes to receive a "highly recommended" rating from Wine Spectator.
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Not long after federal OSHA adopted its Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, some employers who used digger derricks challenged parts of the rule regarding certification and training for digger derrick operators.
The result was a settlement agreement between the Edison Electric Institute and OSHA in which federal OSHA agreed that it would not enforce the standard for digger derrick operations covered by Subpart V, Power Transmission and Distribution. Essentially, the agreement meant that digger derrick operators would not have to be qualified or certified in accordance with Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard while doing Subpart V (construction) work.
After the settlement agreement was announced, the National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers asked Oregon OSHA to explore the idea of developing training options not only for digger derrick operators but also operators of small mobile cranes that have a lifting capacity or more than one ton but less than 20 tons.
Other employers who used small-capacity mobile cranes, including city and county representatives, water districts, sign companies, and companies that deliver materials to construction sites, also asked Oregon OSHA to consider training options for their mobile crane operators.
In 2012, Oregon OSHA put together an advisory group, which included employers who use small-capacity mobile cranes for construction and maintenance activities, to consider developing an alternative operator training rule.
In the meantime, some advisory group members began using programs such as the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) to certify their operators who use small-capacity mobile cranes. However, they reported that even their experienced operators were having difficulty passing the practical tests.
The consensus among the advisory group members was that the cranes used for certification at the NCCCO regional training locations were not the types of cranes that their employees used on a daily basis. For example, while most of their employees operated smaller mobile cranes, the practical tests given at the regional training location were on larger - up to 50-ton capacity - cranes.
As a result, Oregon OSHA agreed to develop an alternative operator training qualification that would allow operators of small mobile cranes to be tested and trained on the type of crane they typically use.
The proposed general-industry rule - 437-002-0231, Crane Operator Safety Training Requirements - would give construction employers with mobile crews who use small-capacity mobile cranes the option of following operator training requirements in 437-002-0231 or the requirements in the construction rule, 1926.1427. The rule would require operators who use small capacity mobile cranes for maintenance, delivery, and other general industry work to comply with 437-002-0231 or 1926.1427 while using the same crane when they crossover from general industry to a construction-related activity.
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Zorig Keshishyan is a researcher and a specialist in this subject. He has gathered a lot of heroic stories from that period over the past 20 years.
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Kingston - Anti-doping authorities in Jamaica say backup doping tests have come back positive for former 100-meter world record-holder Asafa Powell, teammate Sherone Simpson and three other island athletes.
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission made the announcement on Friday.
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JADCO says it will refer the findings to the Jamaican Anti-Doping disciplinary panel and hearings will be scheduled.
The agent for Powell and Simpson did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Meanwhile, local media say a Jamaican disciplinary panel is deliberating after a four-day hearing on a positive doping test by three-time Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown.


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A natural innovator, Dynastar reveal trends. To Dynastar innovation means permanently perfecting its products. The brand has consolidated its savoir-faire year after year since 1963, with a combination of ingenuity and rigor.
Designed and developed for all those who thrive on pushing their limits and challenging the clock, whether passionate competitors, enthusiastic amateurs in search of ultimate sensations or elite athletes. The result of great research and development work followed by fine-tuning in the test laboratory of the World Cup with our F-Team athletes, these skis offer ultimate performance on turns, with a perfect blend of power, acceleration, stability and control.
The SPEEDZONE piste ski series has been designed to combine performance with comfort. Bearing testament to the work on both the structure and shape of the ski, the Powerdrive technology allows it to take on a similar role to that of a car chassis, absorbing irregularities and bumps on the piste, while maximizing effort transmission. The result is unparalleled ski-snow contact, delivering a unique sensation of power and smoothness as well as perfect control. To carve your way down the piste in sweeping high-speed turns or narrow-radius bends with an effortless fluidity that will astound you.
The INTENSE series is designed to help women skiers energize their style and approach to skiing on packed snow. By combining the grip and vitality of competition skis with the lightweight and maneuverable design of ski-mountaineering skis, the new INTENSE range presents skis that are responsive underfoot and maneuverable but also very stable and effective. Featuring the Powerdrive technology and an Active Light Core, this series offers a perfect solution for all women skiers, from beginners to absolute experts.
This season's big new launch, the all-mountain 4x4 series is redefining boundaries with skis focusing on agility and fluidity in all conditions. A 3D profile for optimum power distribution meets a Hybrid core to pave the way for more intense gliding sensations and smooth ski-snow contact for effective performance at all times. Their responsiveness and balance give these skis a fluid feel and the stability to easily absorb irregularities in the terrain. In a nutshell, skis that deliver top sensations and the feeling of skiing better on all types of snow and terrain.
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Designed for good to excellent women skiers who enjoy exploring wide open spaces, the LEGEND WOMEN showcases the full spectrum of Dynastar's expertise in women's skis. Including the added boost of Powerdrive technology for optimum transmission and ski-snow contact, these 4 skis (with underfoot widths from 84 to 106 mm) will help you, depending on your favorite playground and desires, to progress with precision, smoothly and with maximum effectiveness and comfort on all kinds of snow, especially powder. With tip and tail rockers, 5D shape, advanced middle boot sections, lighter structures and profiles tailored to suit the female physique, no detail has been left to chance. It's over to you for the rest!
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As a pioneer in the development of skis created specifically for ski touring, Dynastar is now unveiling an innovative new range to respond to the explosive growth in disciplines driven by increasing numbers of ski tourers.
The MYTHIC series is ideal for lovers of wide open spaces, with skis focusing on comfort and versatility. The skis are available with underfoot widths from 87 to 97 to meet every wish and support every practice.
The VERTICAL range will appeal in particular to dedicated ski tourers who love the mountains and their wildlife. These balanced and uncompromising skis perform equally well on ascents and descents.
Finally, the PIERRA MENTA, aimed at competitive skiers or experts, is a real benchmark in ski mountaineering. Its numerous podium places in different competitions with Factory Team members testify to our R&D department's efforts in developing solutions for lighter skis.


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Norway is a great place to not only enjoy nature and Northern lights but also to start a life in. If you are trying to find an easy way to ship packages or suitcases iz Francuske to Norway, you are in the right place. Eurosender partners with the most renowned shipping companies in Europe, so that your packages or suitcases can be safely delivered in Norway, while you save money and time on shipping.
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Osnovno osiguranje u vrijednosti do 200 EUR uključeno je u cijenu, mogućnost dodatnog osiguranja po povoljnim cijenama
Naručite slanje u nekoliko jednostavnih koraka, mi ćemo se pobrinuti za ostalo.
Kako djeluje?
Pošaljite paket iz Francuske u Norvešku
Do you need to send a package to the land of fjords and trolls? With Eurosender, shipping parcels iz Francuske to Norway is a piece of cake for companies and private customers alike. We do everything for you – from choosing the best possible logistics companies for shipping your parcels to making sure that you get the best prices for the service. Our online booking system is not only extremely easy to use, but it also immediately informs you the price for the route that you choose. What is more, it always shows the best possible price, no matter if you are a regular customer or someone trying to send their first package. But shipping with Eurosender is not just a cheap and reliable option, it is also an easy and straightforward process. Place the order online and you are done! And if you find yourself in need of additional information, our friendly and responsive customer support team has all the right answers for you.
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Sending a suitcase iz Francuske to Norway should not include hours of comparing different offers and possibilities. For this reason, our platform instantly shows you the best price we can give you – with insurance already included. It does not matter if you are planning an important business meeting in Oslo or eagerly awaiting a trip to the mighty fjords, sending your luggage is definitely one of the best decisions you can make before leaving for Norway. You avoid the risk of having to pay for excess luggage at the airport while being able to pinpoint the exact location for your precious belongings to be delivered. You can also be sure that shipping a suitcase with Eurosender will spare your wallet and nerves. The reason for this is simple: we negotiate the best possible rates with only the most reliable logistics companies and thus make sure that all the suitcases are delivered in a safe and timely manner.
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Eurosender's pallet shipping service is the best solution for everyone who needs to send a pallet iz Francuske to Norway. We will join forces with one of our trusted partner companies and find the perfect transport solution for you. Rest assured, though, that the price will also be the most affordable one. You might wonder if it is possible to get an offer for such service. In this case, we are glad to inform you that our platform enables you to get immediate quotes for certain transport routes while our freight department can prepare a tailored offer for anyone with special requirements in no time. Extra insurance is also available at very little cost. If you are not sure about something, do not worry. Just contact our freight specialists and ask them to explain everything to you. They will be more than happy to do it.
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100 mom and dad bloggers from all over the Northeast – and their awesome kids, about 140 of them! – came ready to party with KidzVuz in NYC on November 24th, 2013. We had amazing large sponsors like Homewood Suites by Hilton, Dermalogica, Samsung, Nintendo, Hasbro, Spinmaster and Audible.com along with smaller NY based brands we love like Downtown Bookworks, IScream NY, Battery Pop, Green Mustache, Fairway Market and Chloe's Soft Fruit. Plus incredible non-profits like The Broadway League, ESRB and The Lamp NYC.
With hands-on activities throughout the room, and video stations where kids could talk about the fantastic products and sponsors that they really loved, the KidzVuz Holiday House Party kicked off the holiday season with joy, fun and plenty of candy to go around!
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WASHINGTON - Call it a pox on both the Republican and Democratic houses.
More Americans now call themselves politically independent than at any point in the last 75 years, according to a new poll. The survey also shows that those who do align themselves with a party are more ideological and have become more polarized than at any point in the last 25 years, particularly on issues important in this year's presidential and congressional campaigns.
Party loyalty, however, only goes so far; neither Republicans nor Democrats say their own party is doing a good job standing up for its traditional positions.
Five months before the November elections, the Pew Research Center poll released Monday sheds light on how the electorate feels about the nation's two major political parties. And sour seems to be an understatement.
The results indicate a collective thumbs down to the Democratic and Republican Parties, showing that an unprecedented 38 percent of adults rejected both and call themselves independents. Only 32 percent now say they are Democrats and 24 percent call themselves Republicans.
This flight away from the two major political parties began in 2008, a time of intense partisanship as Democrat Barack Obama battled Republican Sen. John McCain for the White House.
Then, as now, independent voters were a critical constituency that candidates must win over to prevail in competitive general elections.
Exit polls show these voters have sided with the winning candidate in all but two of the last 10 presidential elections. Four years ago, independents broke for Obama, 52 percent, to 44 percent for McCain. And recent polling suggests independents are about evenly divided now between Obama and Mitt Romney, his Republican rival.
Independent voters also have been on the winning side in congressional contests eight out of nine times since the 1994 election, when Republicans took control of the House for the first time in 40 years.
So both Republicans and Democrats are making serious plays to win them over.
The survey found that the face of the independent voter also is changing, posing challenges for Democrats.
More Hispanic and younger voters - key Democratic voting blocs - say they are politically independent, and Republicans are aggressively courting them.
Hispanics who describe themselves as independents have jumped from 31 percent in 2006 to 46 percent now. And nearly half of Americans born since 1981 now say they are independents.
To be sure, 56 percent of Americans still identify themselves as a member of the Democratic Party or the Republican Party.
But the parties are pushing out those in the ideological middle.
The vast majority of Republicans, 68 percent, say they are conservative, up from 60 percent in 2000. And the conservative Democrat has become scarce as the share of self-described liberals in the party has grown 10 points since 2000, from 28 percent to 38 percent. As the moderates abandon both parties, the poll finds partisans' views on the major issues in this year's campaign have become more deeply polarized since the Pew Center first measured those views in 1987.
The poll measured opinions on 48 different questions about basic political values, and found Democrats and Republicans farther apart than at any point since 1987.
The sharpest differences between partisans fall mostly on the issues at the core of this year's campaign regarding government's role and effectiveness: whether regulation helps or hurts business, how involved government should be in people's lives and whether government programs are effective or wasteful. Sharp differences also centered on the question of how much of a "social safety net" government should provide.
Shifting opinions on these issues are not limited to core partisans: Independents who lean toward either Republicans or Democrats are also more sharply polarized from each other than they were 25 years ago.
Obama holds a slim edge over Romney in the poll, 49 percent to 45 percent, among registered voters, and the results suggest the sharpest divides between Romney and Obama supporters are over the role and effectiveness of government.
About one-fourth of voters are "swing voters," or those who are not firmly committed to a candidate. Ideologically, this group is closer to Romney on the social safety net, but closer to Obama on social issues and questions about labor unions.
The poll also found a liberal shift on social issues in recent decades, with fewer saying they hold old-fashioned values about family and marriage, or the role of women.
The Pew Research Center 2012 Values Survey was conducted by telephone April 4-15 among a random national sample of 3,008 adults. Questions were asked by live interviewers and respondents were reached on landlines and cellphones. The margin of sampling error for results based on all interviews is plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.


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Now normally, this would bore me to tears, and I would probably ignore it for the moment. I don't really make any money as an Associate. I'm in the business of selling my books as a publisher (Indie).
So I clicked on it anyway, and it had some seemingly innocuous stuff about counting up items sold and the kinds of items. As you may know, the number and type of items sold affects your Associate's commission.
Then I noticed a section about FREE ebook promotions:
Again, this doesn't really affect me. I don't worry about selling other stuff through Amazon. But then it occurred to me who it might affect, all those wonderful websites that promote FREE kindles. I use those websites weekly to promote my FREE novel The Nightlife New York, the first in the Nightlife Series.
Associates Program Advertising Fee Schedule – Limitations on Advertising Fee Rates for Certain Products
March 1, 2013 version
The following is added at the end of the sub-section:
"In addition, notwithstanding the advertising fee rates described on this page or anything to the contrary contained in this Operating Agreement, if we determine you are primarily promoting free Kindle eBooks (i.e., eBooks for which the customer purchase price is $0.00), YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN ANY ADVERTISING FEES DURING ANY MONTH IN WHICH YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(a) 20,000 or more free Kindle eBooks are ordered and downloaded during Sessions attributed to your Special Links; and
(b) At least 80% of all Kindle eBooks ordered and downloaded during Sessions attributed to your Special Links are free Kindle eBooks."
These freebie sites don't make money from free books. They sell ads. But they do make a fair amount of Amazon Associates commissions from people entering Amazon to catch a free ebook, who then shop for something else. If all these free kindle sites can no longer collect Associates commissions because they are disqualified by virtue of promoting free kindles, can they afford to stay in business based on their ad sales alone?
Maybe not.
I have a strong suspicion the promotion of free kindles is about to see a severe drop off. It kinda looks like maybe Amazon is shooting themselves in the foot. Many people who enter their system via a freebie site, who pick up a freebie, go on to shop for something else. It's a logical procession that less freebie promotional sites = less downloads of freebies = less impact of free promos = less sales boost to novels, and less sales of other items through impulse shopping.
I suppose I can understand Amazon might think its unfair that guys promoting free stuff can make a commission from other stuff just by virtue of a simple link. But then I realized this is the fundamental basis of Amazon's Associate Program, when someone enters via your link, you get commissions for anything they buy.
Not really making sense anymore. Not to me. I'm sure there's a department of bean counters somewhere in Amazon who thought it made sense.
Now we could do the conspiracy theory thing: It's a conspiracy to smack down all those upstart Indie authors who were making huge leaps and gains competing against traditionally published novels via free promos. I'm not going there. Not yet anyway. But it kinda begs the question....
It will be interesting to see how this affects free kindle promotion. It most certainly will be negative for us Indie authors, indirectly.
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Since it's still Presidents Days for a few more hours, it's worth taking up a challenge from one of our good-natured liberal commenters, an old pal from high school (are you paying attention, Eric?), who posted a comment on an earlier PIG book post of mine raising the question of the constitutional issues raised in the Iran-Contra scandal. Glad you asked. In fact, the Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents goes into some detail on that question, enlisting as an expert witness John Locke, and his famous chapter on Prerogative from the Second Treatise:
During the course of the Iran-Contra affair, numerous scholars and intellectuals dusted off John Locke's Second Treatise of Government—the text that had been the primary inspiration for the Declaration of Independence. Locke's understanding of the nature of prerogative in the executive was equally important to the Founders as they designed the office of the presidency. Locke had defined prerogative simply as "nothing but the power of doing public good without a rule" (emphasis in the original). Why "without a rule"? Because, Locke explained, "many things there are which the law can by no means provide for…. [M]any accidents may happen wherein a strict and rigid observation of the laws may do harm." Indeed, Locke went as far as to say that "it is fit that the laws themselves should in some cases give way to the executive power. . . . [The executive must have] the power to act according to discretion for the public good, without the prescription of the law, and sometimes even against it."
Locke's idea of prerogative power is plainly a holdover, preserved and amplified from the historically far-reaching power of European monarchs, against which the institutions of parliamentary democracy arose—to check its too frequent abuse and aggrandizement. Executive prerogative is a concept that cannot by its very nature be delimited through formal legal means. And executive prerogative sits uneasily with the formal constitutionalism of American republican thought. No modern constitutional lawyer can accept it easily (though the federal judiciary has been very reluctant to intervene to limit or define it, dismissing several lawsuits brought by members of Congress to clarify the matter). In the scheme of the Founders, the abuse of executive prerogative was meant to be checked by the separation of powers, and congressional oversight is both necessary and proper. But even within congressional assertion of its own prerogative in the positive law, there is clearly scope for the president to exercise his prerogative. The National Security Act, for example, recognizes the general need for secrecy and discretion by providing that the president must notify Congress about covert operations "in a timely manner." What is "timely"? There are no legislative or judicial parameters of timeliness. Reagan never notified anyone in Congress of the Iran arms sales initiative during the year prior to its exposure in November 1986. But obviously had Reagan notified Congress of the arms transactions with Iran, it would have been on the front page of the Washington Post the next day.
Examples of presidential use of prerogative power in American history would include Jefferson's decision to consummate the Louisiana Purchase despite his own constitutional doubts; Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus in 1861 (the Constitution expressly stipulates that suspension of habeas "in times of rebellion" is a congressional, not executive, power); Theodore Roosevelt's sailing of the Great White Fleet in 1907 in the absence of congressional authorization; and Franklin Roosevelt's various transgressions of the Neutrality Act, among others. These and other examples fit Alexander Hamilton's conception in The Federalist of the presidency as the locus of the government's "extensive and arduous enterprises." Jefferson, channeling Locke, argued in 1810 that there are "higher" duties than "strict observance of the laws." But Nixon showed the limits of presidential prerogative when he infamously argued that "If the president does it, it's not illegal"—an assertion the American public rejected.
As between Jefferson and Nixon, how is this delicate matter to be judged? While scholars and constitutional lawyers will argue for bright-line stan- dards, the example of Nixon suggests the answer that Locke gives explicitly: the people shall judge. "The people," Locke wrote, "observing the whole tendency of their actions to be the public good, contested not what was done without law to that end, or, if any human frailty or mistake—for princes are but men, made as others—appeared in some small declinations from that end, yet it was visible the main of their conduct tended to nothing but the care of the public. The people, therefore, finding reason to be satisfied with these princes whenever they acted without or contrary to the letter of the law, acquiesced in what they did…."
The outcome of the constitutional struggle over the Iran-Contra matter would be decided in that exact way: by public judgment of the political clash in Washington. The joint House-Senate committee investigation of the Iran-Contra affair—an investigation Democrats likened to Watergate and hoped would end with Reagan's impeachment—took a turn President Reagan's critics had not expected when Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North appeared and delivered a devastatingly effective attack on liberals in Congress for their irresponsible meddling in foreign policy. Public opinion decisively shifted in Reagan's favor, and the liberal dream of driving another Republican president from office died quickly. In other words, the people judged, just as Locke said they should, and judged that Reagan had acted properly, if not necessarily wisely.


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The market party is overSeptember 18, 2012: 12:58 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, and Abbott Laboratories, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
The Federal Reserve and European Central Bank are doing everything they can to keep the market rally going. But guess what? It's time to channel Doris Day and Judy Holliday. The party's over.
When you take a step back and look at all the challenges that continue to face stocks, it's astonishing that they have done as well as they have this year.
"Absent accommodative monetary policy, there is no reason to expect the market to be doing this well this year ... especially during the past few weeks," said John Norris, managing director with Oakworth Capital Bank in Birmingham, Ala.
Another earnings warning from shipping titan FedEx (FDX) this morning is not good news. It could be a sign that several companies will have disappointing profits in the third quarter due to the sluggish global economy. According to data from FactSet Research, earnings for companies in the S&P 500 are expected to decrease by 2.6% in the third quarter, from a year earlier.>
The good news (for now at least) is that analysts are expecting a profit rebound in the fourth quarter and beyond. Forecasts are for earnings to increase 10% in the fourth quarter from the same period a year ago, and that earnings will be 11% higher in 2013 than in 2012.
What's more, valuations (despite all the major indexes being at multi-year highs) are not completely unreasonable. The S&P 500 is currently trading at 13 times earnings estimates for the next 12 months.
Still, would it qualify as a monumental surprise if these profit projections wind up being too rosy? Analysts are often overly optimistic. And it just seems natural for stocks to take a breather right now when you consider all the macro risks.
Related: When to take money off the table in the markets
There is growing tension in the Middle East -- and the possibility of significantly higher oil prices if violence escalates in the region. The recent dip in the dollar (a nasty side effect of QE3) could drive the price of oil and other commodities even higher, which would add to the strains already faced by many consumers and businesses. Europe's woes are not gone. China's economy is slowing.
And if all that weren't enough, investors should be concerned that partisan politics could trump common sense and plunge the U.S. economy off of the dreaded fiscal cliff of budget cuts and higher taxes. What's there to be excited about other than Ben Bernanke and Mario Draghi continuing to spike the proverbial punchbowl with more cheap dollars and euros?
"The excess liquidity sloshing around is giving people a sense of comfort. It's not the economy. It's not earnings," said Norris, who added that investors can only play that game for so long. "People may not be in this market for the long haul."
Related: Fed acted because Congress is lame
When you look at the markets right now, it's clear that some companies -- particularly cash-rich techs like Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) -- probably have the fundamentals to support their stock prices.
But is the big rally in large banks like Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) really justified? Should shares of other highly economically sensitive companies like Caterpillar (CAT) and Ford (F) really be surging as much as they have in the past three months without any evidence that a global recovery may soon be upon us?
Politicians like to ask if we're better off now than we were four years ago. Investors should be asking themselves if they think the economy and market is really better off now than five years ago, right before the Great Recession began. It's mystifying that the broader market is back near 2007 peaks and tech stocks are at their highest levels in a dozen years.
Richard Ross, global technical strategist with Auerbach Grayson, a brokerage firm in New York, said he's nervous that investors are ignoring obvious warning bells. Ross notes that Monday's "flash crash" in oil is a worrisome sign. It's still not clear what caused the sell-off. But it clearly underscores just how fragile confidence is in the markets right now.
"The recent dip in oil could be a rude awakening. Any asset can be repriced quickly," Ross said.
Related: Investors get greedy ... too greedy?
That's especially true at at time when investors are so complacent. CNNMoney's own Fear & Greed Index has been firmly entrenched in Extreme Greed territory for the past few weeks. So it may not take much to spook investors. Too much money is heading in the same direction.
Ross said he's most surprised by the lack of any major concerns just yet regarding the elections and what may happen (or not happen) in Congress before the fiscal cliff deadline.
"People should definitely be concerned. It's almost too elementary to state that we are about to enter a period of heightened volatility from a political standpoint," he said. "Something doesn't make sense here."
And when logic takes a vacation, that's usually the time to be the most afraid.


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Welcome to our New iPhone 5 release date, rumours and leaked images article, here we'll keep you updated with all of the latest speculation about the iPhone 5. We'll bring you everything we know about the new iPhone 5 release date so you'll know exactly when the new iPhone 5 is coming out. We are also going to bring you a all of the rumours that have been flooding the web's most trusted Mac websites. Finally, we have some new iPhone 5 leaked images that we'd like to show you. It's your one stop source for everything you need to know about the new iPhone 5.
Click here for the Live Feed: Apple iPhone 5 launch event. The iPhone 5 launch event takes place at 6pm 12 September 2012. We will be reporting live from the event.
Rumours are hotting up as we near the launch of the new Apple iPhone 5 (which is actually the sixth-generation of iPhone). We're expecting a 4in display, improved Siri, 4G LTE functionality and more.
See also: The last iPhone 5 rumour rollup
Read: The only thing the iPhone 5 really needs
New iPhone 5 Release Date
It looks likely that the iPhone 5 will launch on the 12 September, and could be available to pre-order for a 21 September release on the same day, or, as more recent rumours suggest, on 14 September.
Apple has now officially issued an invitation to a 12 September special event in San Francisco, which you can see below. Several analysts believe that the event will be the biggest electronics launch in history.
Apple appears to have prematurely confirmed that tonight will see the launch of a new iPod touch and iPod nano, and that its sixth-generation iPhone will indeed be called the iPhone 5.
See also: Decoding Apple's special event invitations
See also: Analysts up iPhone 5 estimations as the 'biggest product launch ever' approaches
Apple has been busy preparing the 12 September event's venue in San Francisco, decortating it with an enormous colourful banner that conceals several iOS icons.
iLounge was first to report that Apple would be holding a special event on that date, citing "sources who have proven accurate in the past," who also believe we could see an iPad mini and a new iPod launch at the event. However, a survey has suggested that it would be a mistake for Apple to launch both the iPhone 5 and iPad mini at the same event, as 80 per cent of consumers would opt for the iPhone 5, and leave the iPad mini.
Read: What to expect at Apple's 12 September event
Following that report, more evidence of a 12 September event flooded in from publications such as The Verge, The New York Times, Reuters, Bloomberg and AllThingsD. Each publication reported that their sources had given the same 12 September launch date for the iPhone.
Reports are suggesting that Apple has purposefully leaked the news of the iPhone 5 launch, and potentially bought the launch forward in the hope of it impacting the next quarter's financial results.
Investors get nervous ahead of iPhone 5 launch
Prior to the launch of the iPhone 5, Apple is offering a repair and refurbishment program for the iPhone 4S. So you can use it to part-exchange your iPhone 4S for an iPhone 5. If you're thinking of selling your iPhone 4S before the launch then we have a guide to some of the options available. to you.
See also: Apple tells Genius Bars to replace 3GS with iPhone 4 due to low stock ahead of iPhone 5 launch
New iPhone 5 special event
Since the rumours of the 12 September launch, eBay has seen a 70 per cent increase in iPhone 4S trade-ins, as owners rush to sell their devices before the next model arrives. Some third party retailers have dropped the prices of current iPhone models, and Apple is reportedly offering a price match service at its retail stores in the US.
Read: Apple's iPhone 5 invite sparks new spike in trade-ins
On 17 August, Apple's share price closed at an all-time high, at over $648 a share, a surge that most experts attributed to investors' anticipation of the iPhone 5 launch.
Read: iPhone 5 has Wall Street in a tizzy
One analyst has suggested that Apple may rely on a celebrity to help launch its iPhone 5 at the event on 12 September.
Read: Other than the iPhone, what will Apple launch on Wednesday?
New iPhone 5 on sale date
A FedEx note has hinted at an on sale date of 21 September for the iPhone 5.
At its third quarter earnings report on 24 July, Apple's CFO Peter Oppenhiemer said that Apple "could not be more confident" in its new product line, and mentioned a "fall transition," which is expected to be a reference to the next iPhone's launch. This transition was brought up in the Q&A after the presentation, which Oppenhiemer responded with: "It's not something that we're going to talk about in any level of detail today."
Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets, said Apple would be smart to ship its new iPhone in September, especially after recent concerns around the June quarter weakness in the iPhone.
Read: Analysts set high expectations for iPhone 5 today
It is believed that Sharp will begin shipping screens for the iPhone 5 in August, and it has also been reported that Pegatron has begun production of the new iPhone in preparation for a September launch. Japanese Mac blog MacOtakara has agreed that Chinese manufacturers are beginning to ramp up production of the sixth-generation iPhone.
A successful July for suppliers also suggests that the iPhone 5 launch is imminent.
Read: iPhone 5: Expert predictions and the challenges ahead
Taobao, the Chinese equivalent of Amazon, began accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 5, listing the device along with purported mock-up images and technical specifications.
According to analyst research, Apple expects to sell more than 263 million iPhone 5 units, and Gene Munster has recently revealed that he believes a September launch of the iPhone 5 will add six to ten million iPhones to Apple's Q4 results.
There was some concern that the recent court case between Apple and Samsung would delay the new iPhone 5, but analysts have agreed that it is likely that Apple will stick to its original release schedule.
Read: New iPhone 5 'won't include' Samsung chips or screen
It has also been reported that iPhone 5 screen production is being delayed, as factories are unable to ramp up production fast enough to meet the demand for a refreshed iPhone.
See also: HTC, Samsung queue up to sue Apple over 4G in iPhone 5
New iPhone 5 Rumours
Read: Apple patents may point to what's next for iPhone
iPhone 5 leaks are cropping up all over the place in the lead up to the expected 12 September launch. It was spotted at IFA, on Chinese websites and in the hands of a popstar within the first week of September.
The iPhone 5 could be 1.4mm thinner than the iPhone 4S, according to an analyst. This could be achieved through the use of in-cell technology in the touchscreen, combined with a thinner battery. Measurements taken from parts that are believed to have been leaked from Apple's assembly line reveal that the iPhone 5 could be 18 per cent thinner than the iPhone 4S.
Following the reports of a thinner iPhone 5, Apple was granted a patent for in-cell technology that could help achieve the slimmer design.
If Apple does use a new, thinner display in the new iPhone 5, the battery could pack as much as 40 per cent more capacity than the current iPhone 4S, an analyst has said.
Read: Journalist poses as new worker in iPhone 5 factory
The new iPhone 5 will have a larger 4in display
The consensus is that Apple's next iPhone will have a larger display, possibly achieved by making the device taller and allowing space for 24 apps on the home screen. Apple's iOS 6 simulator also shows 24 apps on the home screen when scaled up to a 4in display size.
New iPhone 5 small dock connection rumour
Apple was granted a patent for a smaller dock connector in July. It is expected that Apple will reduce the size from the current 30-pin design to a 19-pin or possibly even 8-pin design. A reference to a 9-pin dock connector was spotted in the coding of the iOS 6 beta.
The dock connector could be called 'Lightning', sources have suggested.
Some recently leaked iPhone 5 accessories from third-party maker Scosche have also added evidence to the smaller dock connector rumours.
Photos of a 9-pin dock connector cable have been leaked online, revealing that the new plug could be as small as a micro USB.
However, it has also emerged that a high school student started one of the smaller dock connector rumours as part of a school project.
Respected Macworld columnist Andy Ihnatko is a reliable bellweather for new features and has written a list of new iPhone 5 features he thinks are good bets and ones that are up in the air.
Apple iPhone 5 to have AirPlay Direct
Apple is said to be planning a new type of wireless technology called AirPlay direct that allows wireless music playback without the need for a WiFi network. If so we may see this introduced with the new iPhone 5.
In early August, a detailed hands-on video of the iPhone 5 front panel hit the web. Watch it here.
Images of possible iPhone 5 logic board surfaced on a Chinese forum in August, as did an alleged iPhone 5 display.
Watch: 3D video shows iPhone 5 next to Samsung Galaxy S3
New iPhone 5 Leaked Images
At the end of July, a fully assembled iPhone was constructed from components leaked from the Chinese suppliers, and photographs of the device were published online.
The photos match previous leaks and rumours showing an iPhone with a taller body, larger display, smaller dock connector, and a two-tone metal back.
A detailed video and high-resolution photographs comparing the iPhone 5's leaked front panel with the iPhone 4S's panel provides further insight into what the new iPhone 5 may look like.
Just after Apple sent its invites to the 12 September event, a new video and photos of an alleged iPhone 5 emerged.
See also: Leaked document details iPhone 5 components
More new iPhone 5 rumours
Data from alleged iPhone 5 prototypes has led to the speculation that Apple will implement Near Field Communication (NFC) in the device. An Apple patent also suggests that a NFC chip will be introduced in the iPhone 5, enabling users to quickly send iTunes gifts to one another.
NFC could be used in conjunction with Apple's new Passbook app, which will arrive with iOS 6 this autumn.
Another patent indicates that Apple could use an NFC chip in future iPhones to control digital devices around the home, including other Apple products, games consoles, digital cameras, or even sprinkler systems and thermostats.
On 7 August, Apple was granted an NFC shopping list patent that could also be used in future iPhones.
An SEC filing revealed that Apple was in a rush to acquire AuthenTec this year, indicating that Apple wanted to get the security firm's fingerprint scanners into the upcoming iPhone.
However, some experts have claimed that there will be no room in the slim iPhone 5 for NFC.
New photographs anc loser inspection of leaked iPhone 5 parts has also added doubt to the iPhone 5's NFC chip and fingerprint scanner
The new iPhone 5 will launch alongside iOS 6
It is expected that the iPhone 5 will launch with iOS 6, Apple's next mobile operating system. iOS 6 will introduce a raft of new features to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, including Apple-designed 3D maps, Siri improvements, 3G FaceTime and Shared Photo Stream.
Apple recently redesigned the iOS 6 beta's App Store and activated the Genius Recommendations feature for developers a few days later.
When Apple launched iOS 6 beta 4 to developers on 6 August, it emerged that the company is dropping Google's YouTube app from the operating system. This, and the omission of Google's Maps app, indicates a very public break-up between Apple and Google. See: 4 things Apple will emliminate with iPhone 5 and iOS 6.
Also spotted in the latest beta of iOS 6 is the introduction of a new 'WiFi Plus Cellular' feature.
The new iPad has 4G LTE technology, leading to the conclusion that the feature will be introduced to the iPhone too, though the improved internet access is largely redundant in the UK at present. Apple is reportedly in talks with Korean mobile providers to make 4G available on the iPhone 5 there too.
See also: Why the iPhone 5 won't be 4G in the UK
And: Everything Everywhere launched 4G in UK, don't expect iPhone 4G though
Does the iPhone 5 need LTE wireless to succeed?
The new iPhone 5 will have a new nano-SIM
European mobile operators have reportedly been stocking up on nano-SIMs, the smaller SIM card design set to be used in Apple's next iPhone.
Apple could also issue completely redesigned headphones with the iPhone 5.
A Macworld survey revealed that nearly 40 per cent of consumers will buy the iPhone 5 no matter what features it has.
See also: Apple will sell 10 million iPhone 5 in one week, analyst
It has been suggested that Apple wants to be the only maker of the iPhone 5's dock adapter for the rumoured smaller connector.
Of course, it's largely possible that Apple will not launch an iPhone 5 at all. It's sure to launch a sixth-generation iPhone but it is expected that the company could follow the naming conventions of its new iPad, dropping the number altogether.
Alongside the iPhone 5, Apple could also announce two iPod updates and an all new iPod line at its special event, as well as a redesigned iPod touch.
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GDPR: a Practical Guide for non-Data Protection Officers
July 3, 2019 - July 4, 2019
Venue: EIPA Maastricht (NL), OLV plein 22, NL 6211 HE Maastricht, Netherlands
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Not adhering to the GDPR, even unknowingly, may have serious adverse effects for you and your organisation.
In this course, you will learn the principles of this new regulation even if you have no prior knowledge about it and you will know how to implement these principles in your work.
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The key concepts of the EU legal framework for data protection that are relevant for you
How to protect the data you are responsible for and manage full control of it, without having to check each detail with your DPO
What is the difference between controlling and processing data, and the responsibilities that you have to manage depending on your role
How to report personal data breaches
The right way to manage cross-border data transfer
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Apply all the specificities of the new regulation to your specific scope of work
Exchange data with your colleagues and other professionals through processes that conform to the GDPR
Send safe and secure emails both within the organization and also to external parties
Use the data you manage in the correct way on social platforms, both online and offline
Be aware of the need for a data protection system for new or special projects that you may undertake
Reduce the risk of infringement procedures against you and your organization
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Simple explanation of the GDPR in an easy-to-understand language, without the use of high-level legal terms and jargons
Role play and group exercises to help you get familiar with the practical application of the regulation
Interactive discussions with data protection experts, practitioners, and other participants, so you can ask specific questions about your particular experience or challenge
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Quality insurance: all our courses have the EIPA Quality Seal. After successful completion, you will go home with an EIPA Data Protection Centre Certificate
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Steelers keeping options open as draft approaches
Pittsburgh holds 15th pick in first round
The Pittsburgh Steelers ticked off most of their to-do list during a busier than expected offseason.
Safety Troy Polamalu, tight end Heath Miller and cornerback Ike Taylor signed salary cap friendly contract extensions. Promising outside linebacker Jason Worilds accepted his transition tag while the team parted ways with enigmatic former Pro Bowler LaMarr Woodley. The Steelers offset the departures of wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Jerricho Cotchery by signing Darrius Heyward-Bey and Lance Moore.
All of those moves, however, were under the team's control.
Now comes the hard part: trying to prepare for a draft that might be as unpredictable as it is deep.
Stuck in the middle of the first round with the 15th overall pick following a second straight 8-8 season, the Steelers won't lack for options save for one. Don't expect them to get greedy looking at the top of the draft board. General manager Kevin Colbert doesn't envision a scenario where the team trades up.
"There won't be any movement up on our part," Colbert said. "I can say that pretty sure."
That's about the only thing set as the Steelers attempt to figure out which direction to go. Pooling from what he called the deepest draft class he's seen in 30 years, Colbert said the Steelers stay at 15 they'll get a player that would have been a Top 10 pick most seasons.
Of course, a little chaos at the top of the draft could change all that. Colbert called drama surrounding the top quarterback prospects the "linchpin" of the entire first round. If Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles or Teddy Bridgewater stick around the green room at Radio City Music Hall longer than expected, Colbert can see the Steelers playing a willing partner if another club ponies up the picks necessary to swap spots with Pittsburgh and take one of the signal callers.
"The more picks the merrier," Colbert said.
The Steelers have nine picks total, including two each in the fifth and sixth rounds. Though Colbert insists the team won't rule out any position in the first round, the Steelers have depth and experience issues at wide receiver, cornerback and along the defensive line.
Not that Colbert is worried, saying the abundance of top-end talent will have a carry-over effect throughout the three-day draft. Colbert anticipates being able to grab players in the later rounds that would have gone higher in the draft in other years.
Pittsburgh typically avoids moving around, particularly in the first round. The last time the Steelers swapped picks in the opening round was 2001, when they moved down three spots from 16th to 19th and earned two extra selections from the New York Jets in the process.
The draft and free agency isn't the only way the Steelers could gain depth before training camp opens.
Coach Mike Tomlin said inside linebacker Sean Spence, who hasn't played a snap in two years while recovering from a devastating knee injury, is "healthy and practicing" though it is too soon to determine whether he'll be able to contribute. The same goes for defensive end Nick Williams, who missed all of last year with a left knee injury.
Tomlin and Colbert didn't rule out a possible return by defensive end Brett Keisel, who remains unsigned. The Steelers are looking for bodies along the line after Al Woods and Ziggy Hood left and Keisel was not immediately brought back. Pittsburgh signed free agent Cam Thomas, but there is a significant drop-off in experience behind Thomas and projected starters Cam Heyward and Steve McLendon.
"We're not done in that area," Tomlin said. "It's incomplete. Hopefully we'll rectify that."


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How does the biology community currently feel with regards to publishing descriptive and effect size statistics rather than significance stats? Almost every journal article I read in the cell biology field almost always reports things like P values and stats tests to report statistical significance, but should effect sizes be more important to a biologist? Do we even care if something is statistically significant if the effect size is negligible? Rather than crunch for significance, could one get away with showing things like confidence intervals, eta^2, Cohen's d, and r values instead over P values? P values tell you the odds that if you assume the null hypothesis is true, then the observation you're making are only 5%(assuming of course P<0.05). However, this can lead to the logical fallacy as noted by Aristotle--theory A predicts that changing X will cause Y. An experimenter thus performs experiments to manipulate X and sees changes in Y, therefore he/she concludes theory A is supported, which is however completely wrong. Theories B, C, D, E....... could all also predict that X changes Y and may even be better at it. Even if you conclude that your findings "support" theory A, it's still weak because you haven't ruled out all of the other possibilities.
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It's safe to say Lollapalooza didn't have people like me in mind when choosing its headliners.
There is no hip-hop headliner like there was in 2008 (Kanye West) and 2011 (Eminem). Also, I'm too young to care that the three-day music festival will feature a reunited metal band (Black Sabbath) and I'm too old to care that this year's Lollapalooza will feature two dance-music headliners for the first time (Avicii and Justice).
That leaves me with a band I haven't cared about since college (The Red Hot Chili Peppers) and two acts I haven't cared about since, well, ever (Jack White and The Black Keys).
Yes, I know it's cool to like the Black Keys. But I just took a week off from work to travel to Miami for Wrestlemania. Do you think I care about what's cool? And yes, I'm well aware that it's residents like me who are ruining Wicker Park. The smokers in front of Easy Bar have already pointed this out to me.
On the bright side, I am looking forward to seeing Lolla acts Bloc Party, Childish Gambino, The Temper Trap, Metric, Empires and Passion Pit and one song from M83 and Calvin Harris. I'm sure I'll also find a new band to like, which is what happened in 2007 (Kings of Leon) and 2010 (Metric). And besides, just because you really like a band doesn't mean you'll automatically like their show at Lollapalooza.
I'm looking at you Coldplay…
Heads up: Further proof how much Ravinia Festival has changed since I was a kid: Singer/actress Demi Lovato will perform at Ravinia August 4. … "Die Hard With A Vengeance" actor Jeremy Irons hosts "The British Are Coming" benefit for WTTW/WFMT at Harris Theatre May 9. … Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil will perform at Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville April 27. … Past and present NFL players, including the Indianapolis Colts' Tom Zbikowski are teaching fitness classes at Equinox. Click here for the schedule and to sign up.
Sightings: I don't normally touch out of town sightings, but seeing how they're Chicago celebrities I'll make an exception: TMZ has video of actress Jenny McCarthy and the Bears' Brian Urlacher leaving Mastro's Steakhouse together in Beverly Hills. ... Actor Bill Murray had dinner at Tocco in Wicker Park the night before throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs season opener at Wrigleu Field. … "Something Borrowed" actor Colin Egglesfield dined at Quay Restaurant & Bar Saturday. … "Boss" co-stars Nicole Forester and Jeff Hephner had lunch at 25 Degrees April 4. … Former "Shield" actor Anthony Anderson partied at The Underground Saturday. … ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter dined at Hub 51 Monday. … The New York Knicks' Jared Jeffries and Landry Fields dined at Jake Melnick's Corner Tap Monday. … The Bears' Devin Hester hung out with teammates Saturday at Paris Club's upstairs lounge, Studio Paris. … Following their team's win over the Boston Celtics Thursday, the Bulls' Omer Asik dined at RPM Italian while teammate Kyle Korver opted for Hub 51. The Celtics' Paul Pierce was spotted at Hub's downstairs club, Sub 51, that night. … The Washington Nationals' Adam LaRoche and Xavier Nady ordereded steaks at Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse in River North Saturday. Nady and teammates Jayson Werth and Brad Lidge dined at Joe's Stone Crab April 4. … Fire head coach Frank Klopas and midfielder Sebastian Grazzini attended Ketel One Vodka's Chicago's Modern Hispanic Gentlemen Series at The Bedford Tuesday.
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STMicroelectronics LSM6DSL iNEMO inertial module
The LSM6DSL is a system-in-package featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D digital gyroscope.
The LSM6DSL is a system-in-package featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D digital gyroscope performing at 0.65 mA in high-performance mode and enabling always-on low-power features for an optimal motion experience for the consumer.The LSM6DSL supports main OS requirements, offering real, virtual and batch sensors with 4 kbyte for dynamic data batching.
Key features
- 0.4 mA in combo normal mode and 0.65 mA in combo HP mode
- "Always-on" experience with low power consumption
- Compliant with Android K, L, and M
- Compact footprint, 2.5 mm x 3 mm x 0.83 mm
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- Power consumption: 0.4 mA in combo normal mode and 0.65 mA in combo high-performance mode
- "Always-on" experience with low power consumption for both accelerometer and gyroscope
- Smart FIFO up to 4 kbyte based on features set
- Compliant with Android K, L, and M
- Hard, soft ironing for external magnetic sensor corrections
- ±2/±4/±8/±16 g full scale
- ±125/±245/±500/±1000/±2000 dps full scale
- Analog supply voltage: 1.71 V to 3.6 V
- Independent IOs supply (1.62 V)
- Compact footprint, 2.5 mm x 3 mm x 0.83 mm
- SPI & I²C serial interface with main processor data synchronization feature
- Pedometer, step detector and step counter
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ST's family of MEMS sensor modules leverages the robust and mature manufacturing processes already used for the production of micromachined accelerometers and gyroscopes. The various sensing elements are manufactured using specialized micromachining processes, while the IC interfaces are developed using CMOS technology that allows the design of a dedicated circuit which is trimmed to better match the characteristics of the sensing element.The LSM6DSL has a full-scale acceleration range of ±2/±4/±8/±16 g and an angular rate range of ±125/±245/±500/±1000/±2000 dps.High robustness to mechanical shock makes the LSM6DSL the preferred choice of system designers for the creation and manufacturing of reliable products.The LSM6DSL is available in a plastic land grid array (LGA) package.
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The Abadi® font family, released in 1988, is a sans serif developed by Malaysia-born designer Ong Chong Wah. Although sometimes classified as humanist, it is generally considered a blend of both humanist and neo-grotesque sans serifs.
Developed at Monotype, the Abadi design finds its inspiration in both the humanist sans serif Gill Sans font family and the classic Helvetica font family, commonly known for its iconic straight lines. The Abadi design is characterized by a generous x-height. It has a wide range of weights and widths. The italic weight is notably unique and stands on its own, even though it's based on the roman.
The Abadi design's sizable x-height gives many of its curved shapes an inflated look. The 'B' capital is characterized by a distinctly oversized bottom bowl. The font features an unusual amount of tapering between wide and thin strokes. The lowercase 'g' is also a standout- its tail follows exactly the same arc of the bowl. It is an extremely legible font with good readability even at low point sizes.
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Abadi has many diverse applications, thanks to its range of widths and weights, and can be used for anything from text in newspapers or magazines to display jobs in advertising.
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